Abigail Williams (ATWT)
Encyclopedia
Abigail Williams is a fictional character
on the American
TV soap opera
As the World Turns
. She is played by Emmy Rossum
as a child, and Kristina Sisco
as a teenager. She is a former resident of Oakdale
. Sisco returned to As the World Turns on July 30, 2010 before it ended in September.
. She was conceived when Molly was a teenager and Holden never knew about her. Molly's father forced her to give her baby up for adoption when she was born and Abigail went to the Williams family. Abigail currently lives in Los Angeles with Molly.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
on the American
United States
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TV soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
As the World Turns
As the World Turns
As the World Turns is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS from April 2, 1956 to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created As the World Turns as a sister show to her other soap opera Guiding Light...
. She is played by Emmy Rossum
Emmy Rossum
Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She first starred in a string of movies including Songcatcher , An American Rhapsody, and Passionada . However, it was her role in Mystic River that garnered her wider recognition...
as a child, and Kristina Sisco
Kristina Sisco
Kristina Sisco is an American actress.-Biography:The daughter of a Navy reservist, Kristina moved four times by age 12. Born in Bethesda, Maryland, she moved to Texas and California before returning to Bethesda. At age 13, she began her acting career by working as an amateur reporter for a local...
as a teenager. She is a former resident of Oakdale
Oakdale (As the World Turns)
Oakdale is the setting of the television soap opera As the World Turns.-Location:For many years, the writers have been firm on placing the city in the state of Illinois. By all indications, the city is unrelated to the real Oakdale, Illinois. However, show creator Irna Phillips may have modeled her...
. Sisco returned to As the World Turns on July 30, 2010 before it ended in September.
Character history
Abigail is the daughter of Molly Peterson and Holden SnyderHolden Snyder
Holden Snyder was a fictional character on the American daytime soap opera As the World Turns. He was portrayed by Jon Hensley, who originated the role.-See also:*Holden Snyder and Lily Walsh*Supercouple...
. She was conceived when Molly was a teenager and Holden never knew about her. Molly's father forced her to give her baby up for adoption when she was born and Abigail went to the Williams family. Abigail currently lives in Los Angeles with Molly.